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St. Helena
Step aboard the legendary St. Helena, a British-built and flagged vessel steeped in a rich history of resilience and reliability, originally constructed to serve one of the most remote communities on Earth. Following an extensive £8 million comprehensive renovation in 2022—which featured a full engine rebuild, modern navigation systems, and a complete interior upgrade—she has been beautifully transformed into a character-rich expedition ship that perfectly blends its historic soul with modern comfort and style. Deliberately limiting her capacity to an average of just 98 guests for a highly intimate and sustainable experience, life on board is enhanced by comfortable staterooms, a central dining room for daily meals, and an inspiring onboard science program that allows passengers to directly contribute to vital scientific research while exploring Antarctica.

Icebird
The Icebird is a highly specified 18.43-meter custom expedition sailing yacht built in one of the finest Dutch shipyards, specifically engineered to navigate high-latitude polar conditions and ice in total safety and speed. Her ice-strengthened aluminium construction features six water-tight compartments and an enclosed, double-glazed heated pilothouse saloon, offering spectacular all-round vision and keeping the sailor in warm, dry comfort as a true "Room with a View". The yacht is thoroughly insulated and climate-controlled with reticulated hot water radiators and air conditioning, even featuring heated towel rails in the bathrooms. Equipped with an indestructible carbon Aero-rig that can be easily tacked or gybed with just a turn of the wheel, Icebird boasts a large aft garage providing extensive storage for an aluminium-hulled rigid inflatable boat, kayaks, skis, and diving gear, creating the ultimate platform for highly personalized micro-cruising.

Technical Information

St. Helena
Passenger Capacity: Designed for 150 passengers, deliberately limited to an average of 98 guests
Crew & Staff: 81 crew and staff members
Year Built / Renovation: Built in 1989 (United Kingdom) / Comprehensive interior, engine, and navigation upgrade in 2022
Ice & Polar Classification: Comfort Class Expedition Vessel. Ice Class 1C (Polar Code)
Flag: United Kingdom
Length Overall (LOA): 105 m / 344 ft
Beam (Width): 19.2 m / 63 ft
Draft: 5.5 m / 18.04 ft
Gross Tonnage: 6,767 gt
Cruising Speed: 14 knots / 26 km/h
Passenger Decks: 5 passenger decks
Stabilisers: Retractable stabilizers equipped
Expedition Tenders: 12 Rigid Inflatable Boats (RIBs)
Onboard Voltage: 110 V, 60 Hz
Public Spaces & Services: Dining room, public lounges, onboard science research program, onboard doctor and medical clinic access, complimentary basic Wi-Fi (paid upgrades available)
Provided Expedition Gear: Loaned muck boots and a complimentary waterproof jacket to keep

Icebird
Passenger Capacity: 6 guests for commercial charter operations (total accommodation of 9 berths in 4 cabins)
Crew & Staff: Operated by professional commercial charter crew
Year Built / Project: 1999 (CarboSpars Aero Rig outfitted in the UK)
Ice & Polar Classification: Ice-strengthened aluminium hull construction. Classified for operating in all oceans, including Arctic and Antarctic waters
Flag / Registry: Cayman Islands (Small Commercial Vessel Registry CAT-0)
Builder / Designer: Trintella Shipyard (Netherlands) / Van de Stadt Design
Length on Deck: 18.43 m / 60.5 ft
Beam (Width): 5.1 m / 16.5 ft
Draft: Hydraulic lifting keel adjustable from 1.9 m to 3.3 m / 6.2 ft to 10.8 ft
Displacement / Keel Weight: 39 metric tons displacement. 10-ton keel configuration (9.5-ton lead bulb and 0.5-ton stainless steel foil)
Rigging / Bridge Clearance: CarboSpars Aero Rig with a 30.4-meter (100 ft) rotating carbon spar and fixed boom
Sail Area: Mainsail: 100 sqm (1,076 sq ft), Jib: 40 sqm (430 sq ft)
Tank Capacities: 2,250 liters of diesel fuel and 1,200 liters of fresh water
Climate Control & Interior: Enclosed double-glazed pilot house saloon, fully insulated hull, reticulated hot water radiators, full air conditioning, and heated towel rails in the 2 bathrooms
Expedition Storage: Large aft garage compartment for housing an aluminium-hulled rigid inflatable boat, skis, kayaks, and diving gear

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